Golaghat Government Bezbaruah Higher Secondary School is a boys' Upper Primary with Secondary and Senior Secondary school located at Golaghat East in

Golaghat Golaghat ( ''Gʊlaɡʱat'' ) one of the largest subdivisions of the Indian state of Assam, later elevated to the position of a full–fledged district headquarter on 5 October 1987, is a city and a municipality and the seat of administrative ...

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

, India. Founded in the late 19th century by the educationalist Dinanath Bezbaruah, it is one of the oldest secondary schools in the state. based in

Asamiya Asamiya may refer to: * Assamese language, an Indo-Aryan language of Assam, India ** Assamese people, an ethnic-group from Assam, India * Kia Asamiya, Japanese manga artist * Athena Asamiya, a fictional character See also * Assamese (disambigua ...

is the medium of instruction.

Overview

The Govt. Bezbaruah Higher Secondary School has classes from grades 6 to 12. The administration of the school is headed by the Principal. It is affiliated to SEBA (HSLC) until grade 10 and AHSEC (HSSLC) after grade 10 until grade 12.

Background

The Indian Education Commission's (1882) recommendation for expansion of secondary education through the agency of private enterprise resulted in the establishment of some institutions by philanthropists. ''Gobinda Bezbaruah'', an educationist, established one High School each at Golaghat,

Jorhat Jorhat ( ) is one of the important cities and a growing urban centre in the state of Assam in India. Etymology Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and "Sowkihat" which existed on the opposite ...

and

Sivasagar Sivasagar (Pron: or ) ("the sea of Shiva"), is a city in and headquarters of the Sivasagar district, Assam. Sivasagar is situated about 360 kilometers (224 mi) northeast of Guwahati. It is well known for its Ahom palaces and monuments. Si ...

. As a part of technical education, a system of industrial apprenticeship was introduced initially from the ''Williamson Trust Fund''. George Williamson (Senior) of Golaghat, renowned tea planter bequeathed an amount of ₹1lack in his will that amounted to £10,000 at that time "for educational purposes combined with, schools of industry and art of the province" and "in the establishment of small libraries" both in English and Vernacular languages at the schools. To suggest the best means of utilizing the bequest, the Chief Commissioner held a meeting on 15 August 1887 where it was unanimously resolved that an amount of ₹7,000 be set apart for public libraries and another amount of ₹14,000 be appropriated or the establishment of two schools at Golaghat and Jorhat to be named Williamson schools.AS Proceedings Home A, 1902 January Nos 124-127, Notes J. Donald 10 Dec 1901 The wave of evolving education institutions propagated the idea to establish a premier school in Golaghat that would not only contribute to the development of its citizens, but would also play a role to enrich the regional language, Asamiya. The educationalist Dinanath Bezbaruah and his team then took the project for establishing a senior secondary school, and finally in the year 1886, the Bezbarauah Higher Secondary School was founded in Golaghat.

References

{{reflist Golaghat district 1886 establishments in India Schools in Golaghat Heritage buildings and structures in Golaghat